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Reviewed on 2016-07-01

Impressive design, Affordable price, Powerful specifications

NEW DELHI: Asus has stirred the PC gaming market ever since it unleashed the ROG or Republic of Gamers laptop series. These powerful gaming machines over the years have not only witnessed improvement under-the-hood but have also been enhanced overall to d...

Impressive Performance, Brilliant Display, Great Build Quality and Design, Good Ergonomic Keyboard with Even Backlighting, Good Set of Connectivity Features (Wired and Wireless)Speaker Quality and Loudness Aren't As Good As You'd Expect, Battery Life is Disappointing

Asus's latest notebook that combines high end performance in a sleek and compact form factor is the GL552VW. Inspired by an F22 Stealth Fighter, the new laptop brings about a big improvement not just in terms of performance but also in terms of the look a...

When you want to game on the go, it is important that you have a good gaming laptop to be able to run games in the best possible way. Gaming PCs are cool and all but they aren't really very portable, right? It is a better idea to invest in a gaming laptop...

The first thing you look for in any gaming machine is what's under the hood, and the GL552VW doesn't disappoint there. It runs on an Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor, which is clocked at 2 GHz, and a GeForce GTX 960M graphics card. Along with this, it has 1...

The Asus ROG G501VW, that I reviewed recently, was a one of the few lightweight gaming laptops you could buy. Its specifications largely match the GL552VW, making the weight a key element. In fact, the ROG GL552VW may seem like a repackaged version of the...

Asus has recently updated the ROG (Republic of Gamers) line of gaming laptops with 6th generation Intel processors. The GL552VW is the cheapest offering from the company in the new range and offers specifications that are not usually available at this pri...

The new Asus ROG GL552VW breaks the mould and delivers the ROG look and feel for one penny under £900. You have to admit that sounds like an interesting proposition.Asus ROG GL552VW Specification: Processor Intel Core i5-6300HQ quad core 2.3GHz/3.2GHz O...

Comfortable keyboard, Cooler and quieter than expected, Good allround performance in work and gaming tasks, Competitive price vs performance, Great aesthetics, Free gaming mouse included, Cons, Battery life isn't fantastic, but that's to be expected on a...Battery life isn't fantastic, but that's to be expected on a gaming system, 128GB SSD is quite limiting for game installations

Picking the right laptop can be a tricky task, as balancing your budget with your requirements can be something of a minefield. If you want something, faster, thinner, lighter, or more stylish, you can expect to pay a sizable premium, and if you want it t...

The Asus ROG GL552VW is an impressive bit of kit, which comes with a hefty price tag. As a high end gaming laptop, it has dealt with everything that we’ve thrown at it in an calm and collected manner, running AAA games at full graphic capacity. The Asus...

This gargantuan laptop had a protruding rear when you lifted up its massive 17in screen, but the GL552VW's smaller, 15.6in lid stretches across the whole length of the chassis, making it feel positively svelte by comparison. However, with a weight of 2.6k...

Mainstream update. The affordable ROG GL series gets Skylake, DDR4, USB Type-C, and other small changes to bring it up to speed. We check out the updated model and its performance gains with an overclocked GPU from Xotic PC...

The most powerful gaming laptops will blow your mind, but they'll also wallop your wallet. Fortunately, you can get a really great mobile rig for a lot less money. For $999, the 15.6-inch Asus ROG GL552 combines strong performance with a sexy, stealth-fig...

Asus ROG (Republic Of Games) series always made for gamer, with better dedication. We did seen an Asus Gaming CPU (Asus ROG G20) review which was really awesome. Here's a laptop, a gaming laptop which has got a specs for its priceAsus ROG GL-552 review is...

Is there such a thing as a perfect gaming laptop? We've seen our fair share of high-end attempts here at HEXUS HQ, and while they all tend to have their merits, each one usually comes accompanied with a caveat or two. In the past, these have included lap-...

We've become accustomed to associating Asus' Republic of Gamers brand with the top tier of pricing, but it appears the company is now extending this to more affordable offerings. Take the new GL552 gaming laptop for instance; with a sticker-price just ove...

What is the Asus ROG GL552VW? Bearing the high-end Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand, the latest laptop from Asus promises to play "top games" at 1080p without a hitch – but, unusually, costs less than £1,000. In addition, Asus isn't only pitching the GL552V...

W hen it comes to gaming laptops, it's hard to look past the landslide of releases from MSI and Aorus – it seems that every other month they've released the umpteenth version of their most popular models. Yet Asus tends to stick to more productivity and c...

Decent performance, nice mouse and keyboard combo, lots of ports, good valueBulky, not terribly well built, lots of preinstalled guff

SOMETHING THAT costs a penny under £900 can seldom be considered an 'entry-level' device, yet this Skylake-powered hunk of aluminium and plastic sits towards the cheaper end of Asus's Republic of Gamers (ROG) notebook range, and the gaming laptop market a...

Asus sent over their GL552VW – the new Skylake i7-6700HQ and the Nvidia 960m – and it's pretty awesome! It's an awesome laptop with a beautiful design, and solid build quality – with a few kinks I'd like to see fixed before I'd buy one.SummaryGreat laptop...

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